Anambra State Police Command says it has intercepted a misleading report tittled ‘Anambra Traditional Ceremony Descends Into Chaos As Gunmen Abduct 8, Injure 12’,
It described the publication as “a ploy to discredit professional police action, cause tension in the State, seek public sympathy and to distract ongoing police investigation”.
Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said, “To set the record straight, the suspects were arrested in the venue of the proposed ceremony after attempts by the Police to get them to answer for a petition against them.
“However, they have been debriefed and released to a reliable surety for other necessary Police action.
“The Command kindly urges members of the public to disregard such a report as it is mischievous, untrue and a product of fiction.”
